January 26, 2007

The human body is a high performance vehicleâ€”then why do we put low grade fuel into it (in the form of unhealthy food and nasty or useless thoughts)?

Nasty thoughts are thoughts which are NOT reflective of who or what we really are. Any thought which is a negative affirmation (such as, â€œI am no good,â€ â€œI canâ€™t do any better,â€ â€œMy life is uselessâ€) is a â€˜nastyâ€™ thought. Negative thoughts keep us bound to our small self (our little ego) and make us miserable and miserly. When we repeat negative thoughts we make ourselves unhappy and unable to give out good energy to our loved ones.

Cheap talk, gossiping, dirty jokes, wrong company, shallow entertainment, and personality-oriented magazines and novels which have no redeeming or mind-expanding effect are a waste of time. Worse than that, these things clog up the engine of our mind.

We have to put good thoughts in our mind and keep it tuned to Consciousness. Then we will have a smooth journey in this life and reach our Destination: the highest state of Supreme Consciousness.

January 3, 2007

We invest too much time trying to please our mind and ego. We don’t need to do that. What we need to do is make the mind a sage.

Our mind is whatever we make it by virtue of our thoughts and actions. If our thoughts are about ‘poor little me’ or ‘big important me’, and our actions are all about making our small self feel happy or our false ego feel important, our mind is going to be demented and become a demon or demoness.

Most people are suffering from self-induced dementia and cannot remember how to be really happy and free. By ‘self-induced’ we mean it is the result of the influence of the small self ego over the mind. Because we are in our ego we don’t practice the basics, which is why we are basically messed up.

“Either you can be happy or you can be in your ego.”

The mind cannot be happy so long as it is dominated by ego, by its false identification with people, places, and things.

“When the identity of the mind with the body and senses is removed, the mind becomes liberated, calm, and serene.” Sage Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, Chapter 4, Sutra 26

The only way to break the false identification is to deliberately direct the mind to the study and application of Wisdom. The more good impressions the mind retains the easier it will be to restrain. For example, the mind has the tendency to run out the mouth. If we revolve the mind around inspiring thoughts like. . . .

“Inspire yourself. Do not condemn or pamper yourself.”

“Self-improvement is as necessary as breathing.”

“Taking creates stress, and giving out creates harmony.”

. . . we will be inspired to take charge of our life and make positive changes. It is only by putting inspiration into action that we create a positive momentum of good energy, which will cleanse the mind of past negative impressions, tendencies, and attitudes.

When the mind is purified with wisdom and good action our True Self is manifested. We call such a person ‘god-like’ because he or she is pure like a child but very, very wise. When we make the mind a sage, our mind is no longer a hindrance or threat. That mind becomes an instrument of God, a channel of Supreme Goodness.